Matthew Silva ( (1970-03-15) 15 March 1970) born in Tremorfa, Cardiff, is a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s, '90s, and 2000s, and current rugby union coach, playing club level rugby union (RU) for St Albans RFC (Cardiff), Llandaff RFC, Newport RFC, Pontypool RFC, Newbridge RFC, West Hartlepool R.F.C., Cardiff RFC, Treorchy RFC, Rumney RFC, and Llantwit Major RFC, as a Number Eight, Fly-half, Centre, Wing, Fullback, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Halifax, as a Fullback, i.e.